Fear The Walking Dead is getting closer, and we have the first official story details on the new season.
It seems we still have some time to go before Fear The Walking Dead Season 3 actually gets here, but AMC has finally revealed a little info to get us through until then.
For starters, here's the official synopsis from AMC:
As Fear the Walking Dead returns for season three, our families will be brought together in the vibrant and violent ecotone of the U.S.-Mexico border. International lines done away with following the world’s end, our characters must attempt to rebuild not only society, but family as well. Madison (Kim Dickens) has reconnected with Travis (Cliff Curtis), her apocalyptic partner, but Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey) has been fractured by her murder of Andres. Madison's son mere miles from his mother, Nick’s (Frank Dillane) first action as a leader saw Luciana (Danay Garcia) ambushed by an American militia group — the couple escaped death, but Nick no longer feels immortal. Recovering both emotionally and physically, Strand (Colman Domingo) has his sights set on harnessing the new world’s currency, and Ofelia's (Mercedes Mason) captivity will test her ability to survive and see if she can muster the savagery of her father.
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Fear the Walking Dead Season 3 Release Date
AMC hasn't announced a release date for Fear the Walking Dead season 3, although they mention that it will return "this summer" in the latest press release. While the first season premiered in August and led into The Walking Dead season 6, Fear the Walking Dead season 2 premiered on April 10, 2016 due to its extended season.
The Walking Dead has traditionally aired its season finales in March or April, which means that Fear the Walking Dead could premiere in April 2017 if it keeps to its current schedule, but that "summer" quote makes us think it's probably closer to May or June. That would still leave plenty of time for the 16 episode season before The Walking Dead returns in October. We'll update this when we know more.
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Fear the Walking Dead Season 3 Cast
All of the regular cast members are expected to return for Fear the Walking Dead season 3.
TV Line reports that Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Emma Caulfield has been cast in a mystery role. It's unclear whether she'll be playing a recurring role or is just a guest star in the zombie drama. AMC confirmed the casting, but did not reveal who Caulfield is playing.
Fear the Walking Dead Season 3 Story
Danay Garcia, who plays Lucy in Fear the Walking Dead, dished to Inverse about what fans can expect from the character next year. She talked a bit about the character's state of mind going into season 3. After her former leader, Alejandro, was revealed to be a liar, Lucy is clearly shaken in her faith.
"I’m really curious to see how [the show] is going to explore my trust and what I’m going to do about it," Garcia said of her character. "My whole life was built around my faith and what was told to me. When I realized that it was a lie, in spite of the fact it worked, it doesn’t take out that it was a lie. It’s a trap."
Of course, Lucy finds herself in another trap by the end of season 2, when she is shot and captured by a vigilante group at the U.S. border. Garcia spoke about this briefly.
"In Season 2, I was the local," says García. "The Americans were the foreigners. Now [in Season 3] we switch roles. I have to follow somebody else’s rules. It will be interesting. That’s something that every immigrant goes through."
Indeed, Fear the Walking Dead has, in part, been a commentary on issues of immigration, and season 3 looks like it'll have an even bigger emphasis on this.
Fear the Walking Dead Season 3 Episodes
Fear the Walking Dead season 3 will consist of 16 episodes to premiere sometime in 2017. AMC's live aftershow, Talking Dead: Fear, has also been renewed for another season.